I am sat in bed, the rain is lashing down outside and I can hear the sloosh as the cars zoom by my window, their lights strobing on my ceiling. I am drinking a hot cup of chai that is warming not only my tummy but my…
Adventure
What have the Romans ever done for us? Given us the Latin ‘adventurus’; meaning ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’. That’s what.
The ‘Adventure’ part of the ‘DragonDrop Adventures’ moniker, was spawned from “Watchcam Adventures”. Now defunct, but once the world’s leading forum on all things watch camera. Now-a-days, the ‘Adventure’ category is the flag bearer for new, unusual, exciting or daring experiences.
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- The journey to Egypt
- Penguins
Annie and I visited Aunty Sue at Harewood house today. Aunty Sue had suggested we meet in the restaurant to have some lunch before feeding the penguins. Annie loves birds and for the past couple of days we have been…
Jay is going to London.Jay caught the early train direct to London today to go and visit his aunt and uncle. Your first solo mission to London is a real rite of passage at Dragon drop. Felix has done it a few times but it was Jay's first…
- While Matt is away...
Matt is on a stag do, in Brighton. Whilst he ia away I am on child, dog, house, and food duty. Also it's my friends hen do, so if I can, I would love to go and spend some time with them. As it's partially a day event I…
- A brew with a view
Whilst I looked after the children Matt embarked on an epic 10 mile stomp through heather and bog, in fair weather and foul, up hill and down dale. This was no simple walk. His aim was to meet up with 17 other…
IceCubeIf you hold your hand up to the sun for a second around 1 billion neutrinos will have passed through it. This particle, so abundant in our universe, is a by product of radiation but due to its almost massless nature it…
- Taking up the mantel
Big Ben chimed midnight. The new year arrived. Matt had completed his 365 mission and we were celebrating with our good friends in Great Ouseburn. A thought niggled at me. What about all the people who read Dragondrop…
365 Project - COMPLETE364.5 Days ago [[1-Projects/DragonDrop-Adventures/posts/2013/2013-01-01-shall-i-try-blogging-every-day-this-year|I launched a project]] to blog every day throughout 2013. Publishing this very post will complete that…
When geeks go walkingEven though it was raining for 3 out of the 4 hours I was out this morning, the technology enhanced dog walk I went on this morning, was most enjoyable. I found 18 geocaches (a personal best). I'd uploaded 21 geocaches…
A curious thing that I went and had a look atWhilst researching a geocache this morning, I spotted a strange looking thing on a Google satellite view - near Stonefall Park / Stonefall Cemetery. The thing that caught my eye was a concentric circle pattern that…
Round Hill Round RainbowAfter a day of oversized portions and undersized exercise yesterday, I woke up this morning, feeling like I wanted to go on a burst of adventure. I scoured the maps and found a suitable looking geocache as a target,…
On the shortest day we found a basherBecause my hand held GPS unit (as used for geocaching) knows exactly where it is in the world, it can tell you exactly what time the sun up and sun down in. This morning, I was at N 54° 00.814' W001° 31.395' when I…
- Stag do in Dentdale
Last night I went to a stag do at a big ol' country pile of a place deep up in't dales. A mansion (owing to its two staircases) in fact. Heading up past Skipton, up the Kendal road then off the beaten track then off the…
Family GatheringWe've been up north today. Darlington, County Durham to be more specific, for a family gathering - my dad's side. You know that thing where you all go "we should get together sometime, we really should meet up as a…
I got to drive a tractorFor around about 8 years, I've had a perpetual new years resolution : "This year, I want to drive a tractor". As a kid, growing up in part in a village where my bezzy mates were farmers lads, tractors were kind of a big…